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Michael Jackson on his own whisky trail, re-orients himself
Harry’s Bar? No, Horie’s. Yes, really. I’ll figure out in a minute why it’s called Horie’s. It was that time, after a long day and a few drinks, when the waking hours start downloading into the memory...
By Michael Jackson in the section
Musings with Michael Jackson
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Dave Broom takes you through the possible pitfalls, the complications and the cons of many a whisky lover's dream- buying a cask
At one time, most distilleries offered private customers the chance to own a cask of whisky. It was a link with whisky’s origins as a spirit made by farmers for their local communities. These days the...
By Dave Broom in the section
Buying a cask
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Dave Broom joins the rank and file as a late, late discussion reveals hidden treasures about life, the universe and where to find Iggy pop chez Broom
One of the hazards of this job is waking up in the morning to find a scrap of paper – sometimes it’s a napkin, occasionally a beer mat – next to the bed with vaguely familiar writing on it. Somewhere...
By Dave Broom in the section
A dram with Dave Broom
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Marcin Miller particpates in setting a whisky record in Sweden's beautiful capital Stockholm
Well, rather than being broken, a record was established for the biggest ever whisky tasting on 24th November 2001 at The World Trade Centre, Stockholm. A staggering 1210 people tasted five whiskies: ...
By Marcin Miller in the section
Whisky Events
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Tokyo was host ot Whisky Live Japan 2001-and Marcin Miller was there to report on the festivities
Following the success and the positive feedback regarding last year’s event, the scope of Whisky Live Tokyo 2001 was far broader: it boasted an opening seminar tasting of five whiskies, a closing semi...
By Marcin Miller in the section
Whisky Events
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Brian Hennigan swaps palate for palette as he takes you on an irreverent journey through the whisky-loving Renaissance and sipping surrealists to modern art and its relationship with malts
Most of us would be hard-pressed to operate an Etch-a-Sketch with a few tumblers of Scotland’s finest inside us, while artists by their very nature respond as if newly enlightened to the touch of spir...
By Brian Hennigan in the section
Whisky and Art
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Gavin Smith takes a stroll by Kilchorman, the first new distillery of the millennium-and the first on Islay since 1883
The timetable is tight, but if all goes to plan, visitors to the Islay Whisky Festival in May 2002 will be able to witness spirit flowing at Scotland’s first new distillery of the 21st century.
Kilch...
By Gavin D. Smith in the section
Distillery Focus
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After 38 years in whisky, Brian Morrison, managing director of Morrison Bowmore Distillers, is retiring from his executie position to become Joint Chairman. He reminisces with Charles Maclean
Brian Morrison joined the Scotch whisky brokerage firm founded by his father at a crucial juncture in its history. The year before, in 1963, Stanley P. Morrison Ltd had bought Bowmore Distillery on th...
By Charles MacLean in the section
Whisky Interview
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Tom Bruce-Gardyne finds that Carneronbridge Distillery is ready to return to the public eye after years in the background of the Scottish whisky industry- all thanks to a member of the Royal family
Fife, as the world is about to discover, is a small county on Scotland’s east coast just north of Edinburgh. News of its existence is being beamed around the planet as I write by the massed ranks of t...
By Tom Bruce-Gardyne in the section
Distillery Focus
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Waxing philosophically on paradox, Daniel Houck invites us to consider drinking whisky as a means to enlightenment. It's got to be worth a try right?
And then it happens. At once, you realise there’s more to the liquid in your glass than merely a world-renowned reflection of man and distillery, malt and water, a whisky of pure grandeur, a colourful...
By Daniel Houck in the section
Whisky Meditation
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The influence of yeast on the final flavour of a whisky is hotly debated within the industry. Ian Wisniewski takes a closer look at whisky's most active ingradient.
The hardest worker in any distillery has always been yeast, according to traditional staff humour. But then yeast’s job description has always entailed two vital functions performed simultaneously: co...
By Ian Wisniewski in the section
Whisky Production
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Gavin Smith tells the complex story of Scottish brewing and its inextricable links with distilling
Whisky may be Scotland’s national drink, yet brewing beer predates the documented origins of Scottish distilling by many centuries, and has arguably played a greater part in the economic and social li...
By Gavin D. Smith in the section
Distillery Focus
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Ulf Buxrud had dedicated a large portion of his life to his passion for malt whisky, enabling him to addemble one of the most inpressive collections of its kind. We caught up with him to find out more....
lf Buxrud is a man familiar to many whisky aficionados. Through his web site – www2.sbbs.se/hp/buxrud/whisky.htm – he provides a portal for many whisky lovers to get the best from the net, with a comp...
By Ulf Buxrud in the section
Collecting Whisky
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Bourbon is the focus for London's hottest new style bar, The Rockwell in the Trafalgar Hotel. John Roberts brings you the lowdown on the English capital's hippest new hangout
London’s never-ending hustle is a million miles away from the image of rural Kentucky, the laid-back home of bourbon, but southern sippin’ whiskey is making a big noise in the city’s fashionable centr...
By John Roberts in the section
Great whisky bars
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Martine Nouet reminisces about a trip to Islay and the culinary delights she found there, in the surprising shape of the old kiln cafe and Ardbeg distillery
As I was driving to Ardbeg Distillery where I was to meet with Mary, the Old Kiln Café cook for an interview, on that clear May morning, I was far from imagining I would experience a new job. The Isla...
By Martine Nouet in the section
Whisky and Food
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William Faulkner may not have made many positive references to whisky in his work, but he was a great lover of Tennessee's finest. Jerrerson Chase finds out
William Faulkner was probably the biggest drunk ever to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, a Jack Daniels and George Dickel man who often wrote in a state of extreme intoxication. It’s surprising, th...
By Jefferson Chase in the section
Whisky Literature
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Instead of the usual acidic finish, why not enjoy a somewhat sweeter, slightly sentimental, but not overpowering, finish with John Lamond- just for a change
I became a father at the age of 46, after 11 years of happy marriage, during which my mantra had always been: “Budgies are much less trouble!”
With hindsight, parenthood is something which I possibly...
By John Lamond in the section
Whisky Tasting
